https://padlet.com/danthonymolina28/1f72k9wcn1jn Made with a bold sensibility en-us 2020-04-02 18:10:36 UTC 2020-04-02 18:37:26 UTC hello@padlet.com danthonymolina28 https://padlet.com/danthonymolina28/1f72k9wcn1jn/wish/489641706 The queen Gertrude  tells Claudius about her encounter with Hamlet. She says that he is as mad as the sea during a violent storm; she also tells Claudius that Hamlet has killed Polonius. Claudius wonders aloud how he will be able to handle this public crisis without damaging his hold on Denmark. He tells Gertrude that they must ship Hamlet to England at once and find a way to explain Hamlet’s misdeed to the court and to the people.]]> 2020-04-02 18:12:30 UTC https://padlet.com/danthonymolina28/1f72k9wcn1jn/wish/489641706 danthonymolina28 https://padlet.com/danthonymolina28/1f72k9wcn1jn/wish/489652335 Hamlet has just finished disposing of Polonius’s body, commenting that the corpse has been “safely stowed”. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern appear and ask what he has done with the body. Hamlet refuses to give them a straight answer, instead saying, “The body is with the king, but the king is not with the body”.  Feigning offense at being questioned, he accuses them of being spies in the service of Claudius. At last he agrees to allow Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to escort him to Claudius.]]> 2020-04-02 18:17:40 UTC https://padlet.com/danthonymolina28/1f72k9wcn1jn/wish/489652335 danthonymolina28 https://padlet.com/danthonymolina28/1f72k9wcn1jn/wish/489657286 The king speaks to a group of attendants, telling them of Polonius’s death and his intention to send Hamlet to England. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern appear with Hamlet, who is under guard. Pressed by Claudius to reveal the location of Polonius’s body, Hamlet is by turns inane, coy, and clever, saying that Polonius is being eaten by worms, and that the king could send a messenger to find Polonius in heaven or seek him in hell himself. The king tells Hamlet that he must leave at once for England, and Hamlet enthusiastically agrees. He exits, and Claudius sends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to ensure that he boards the ship at once.]]> 2020-04-02 18:20:19 UTC https://padlet.com/danthonymolina28/1f72k9wcn1jn/wish/489657286 danthonymolina28 https://padlet.com/danthonymolina28/1f72k9wcn1jn/wish/489661282 On a nearby plain in Denmark, young Prince Fortinbras marches at the head of his army, traveling through Denmark on the way to attack Poland. Fortinbras orders his captain to go and ask the King of Denmark for permission to travel through his lands. On his way, the captain encounters Hamlet, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern on their way to the ship bound for England. The captain informs them that the Norwegian army rides to fight the Poles. Hamlet asks about the basis of the conflict, and the man tells him that the armies will fight over. Hamlet has a great deal to gain from seeking his own bloody revenge on Claudius, and yet he still delays and fails to act toward his purpose. Disgusted with himself for having failed to gain his revenge on Claudius, Hamlet declares that from this moment on, his thoughts will be bloody.]]> 2020-04-02 18:22:10 UTC https://padlet.com/danthonymolina28/1f72k9wcn1jn/wish/489661282 danthonymolina28 https://padlet.com/danthonymolina28/1f72k9wcn1jn/wish/489674207 Ophelia enters. Adorned with flowers and singing strange songs, she seems to have gone mad. Claudius enters and hears Ophelia’s ravings, such as, “They say the owl was a baker’s daughter” (IV.v.42). He says that Ophelia’s grief stems from her father’s death. A furious Laertes storms into the hall, fuming in his desire to avenge his father’s death. Claudius attempts to soothe him by frankly acknowledging that Polonius is dead. Gertrude nervously adds that Claudius is innocent in it. When Ophelia reenters, obviously insane, Laertes plunges again into rage. Claudius convinces Laertes to hear his version of events, which he says will answer all his questions. Laertes agrees, and Claudius seconds his desire to achieve justice in the aftermath of Polonius’s death. ]]> 2020-04-02 18:28:53 UTC https://padlet.com/danthonymolina28/1f72k9wcn1jn/wish/489674207 danthonymolina28 https://padlet.com/danthonymolina28/1f72k9wcn1jn/wish/489678131 In another part of the castle, Horatio is introduced to a pair of sailors bearing a letter for him from Hamlet. In the letter, Hamlet says that his ship was captured by pirates, who have returned him to Denmark. He asks Horatio to escort the sailors to the king and queen, for they have messages for them as well. He also says that he has much to tell of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Horatio takes the sailors to the king and then follows them to find Hamlet, who is in the countryside near the castle.]]> 2020-04-02 18:30:47 UTC https://padlet.com/danthonymolina28/1f72k9wcn1jn/wish/489678131 danthonymolina28 https://padlet.com/danthonymolina28/1f72k9wcn1jn/wish/489682971 Claudius and a calmer Laertes discuss Polonius’s death. Claudius explains that he acted as he did, burying Polonius secretly and not punishing Hamlet for the murder, because both the common people and the queen love Hamlet very much. As a king and as a husband, he did not wish to upset either of them. Claudius agrees that Laertes deserves to be revenged upon Hamlet, and he is disposed to encourage Laertes to kill Hamlet, since Hamlet’s erratic behavior has made him a threat to Claudius’s reign.The king speculates that if Hamlet could be tempted into a duel with Laertes, it might provide Laertes with the chance to kill him. Laertes agrees, and they settle on a plan. Laertes will use a sharpened sword rather than the customary dull fencing blade. Laertes also proposes to poison his sword, so that even a scratch from it will kill Hamlet.Gertrude enters with tragic news. Ophelia, mad with grief, has drowned in the river. Anguished to have lost his sister so soon after his father’s death, Laertes flees the room. Claudius summons Gertrude to follow. He tells her it was nearly impossible to quiet Laertes’ rage, and worries that the news of Ophelia’s death will reawaken it.]]> 2020-04-02 18:33:21 UTC https://padlet.com/danthonymolina28/1f72k9wcn1jn/wish/489682971 danthonymolina28 https://padlet.com/danthonymolina28/1f72k9wcn1jn/wish/489686184 2020-04-02 18:35:08 UTC https://padlet.com/danthonymolina28/1f72k9wcn1jn/wish/489686184